Always Been Yours

Chapter 69

Chapter 69

Nicholas’ breath hitched, the softness he was gripping firmly onto rendering him into a stupor.

Meanwhile, it didn’t take long for Tessa to burrow out of his arms. She straightened up, but that made the pain unbearable, so much so that it brought fresh tears to her eyes. She crouched down in hopes of soothing her protesting ankle, and as she breathed through the pain, she grumbled, “Can’t you just be a little less aggressive?”

Nicholas was about to retort when he suddenly looked down and noticed that her ankle was as swollen as fully-proofed bread dough. Seized with an inexplicable anger, he snapped irritably, “Why are you being so stubborn when you’re already this badly hurt? Are you planning on waiting for paralysis to set in before you’re willing to go to the hospital?”

She glared at him and snapped mutinously, “Be quiet if you don’t want to be the first one to get paralyzed!”

“You-” Stumped by her sharp tongue, he found himself at a sudden loss for words.

fawn over and throw themselves at Nicholas and it was refreshing to see a woman argue with him for once. Not to mention, President Sawyer’s anger

his head slightly to dismiss the thought, but the next moment, he watched with shock as Nicholas carried Tessa into

and began to struggle, shrieking, “Let me go, Nicholas! What

to his jaw as he turned to say to Edward, “Keep an eye on

firmly clasped in his own, he fell in step behind Nicholas and the

the hospital, whereupon Nicholas arranged for a doctor to

the wrong note and sprained her ankle when she jumped from a high spot, but a couple of days’

Nicholas as she grumbled, “See,

“I don’t actually want to put my foot anywhere. I’m only doing this

out sourly, “And I wouldn’t

glanced over at the little boy, who had been holding her hand throughout the

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